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Conference Championships gave us one heck of a football game from a competitive and, “What the heck just happened?” stand point. And then there was the mismatch of all mismatches, which I was fortunately watching on delay and zipped through most of the second half. Here are the results for Round 3 of our NFL Playoffs Challenge, with just one Throwdown game to go for the Super Bowl pitting the Seattle Seahawks against the New England Patriots.

The NFL Playoffs Challenge is a competition where each contestant plays two Throwdown games per week of the NFL Playoffs (one game for Super Bowl), and we tally points for how well they performed in those challenges. Players earn 2 points for a win, plus 0.5 points if they win a challenge by 21 or more fantasy points. There is an also an additional 0.5 points awarded after the Super Bowl, for each time they drafted the eventual Super Bowl MVP in all of their Throwdown games in this contest.

Round 3 Standings

If this was Throwdown1 vs. Throwdown2 competition, T1 is winning that battle hands down. T1 went 14-6 while T2 did the opposite, posting a 6-14 record for the Conference Championships. Based on the rankings, T1 generally took Rob Gronkowski first overall (if given the first pick), and T2 took Marshawn Lynch. One would think the records would be flipped, but maybe since T1 didn’t take a RB early, perhaps they were more likely to nab LeGarrette Blount and his 3 TD day.

W

L

+21

Pts

PF

PA

Dif

1. tshnide #2

2

0

2

5

275.5

192.1

83.5

2. tshnide

2

0

1

4.5

266.9

199.7

67.3

3. Wilforkisland

2

0

1

4.5

263.3

212.1

51.3

4. gtrain

2

0

0

4

235.0

206.7

28.4

5. jeffNFL

2

0

0

4

237.2

223.4

13.9

6. thunder

2

0

0

4

236.5

229.7

6.9

7. Luxuriousdusti

1

1

1

2.5

240.5

224.1

16.5

8. WeilCats

1

1

1

2.5

230.1

227.4

2.8

9. mikemar

1

1

1

2.5

228.3

233.3

-5.0

10. Cacciatorini #2

1

1

1

2.5

205.3

239.2

-33.9

11. sguile

1

1

0

2

235.4

226.7

8.7

12. Cacciatorini

1

1

0

2

237.0

231.7

5.4

13. tinmac

1

1

0

2

208.5

203.3

5.3

14. sguile #2

1

1

0

2

206.8

212.9

-6.1

15. WeilCats #2

0

2

0

0

222.6

230.4

-7.8

16. rhazes_darkk

0

2

0

0

194.4

243.1

-48.7

17. Doclate

0

2

0

0

176.0

231.0

-55.0

18. laoch

0

2

0

0

176.5

232.7

-56.2

19. atcdav

0

2

0

0

175.3

234.0

-58.7

20. puntacanapeo

0

2

0

0

132.9

276.4

-143.5

tshnide was on fire this week! Not only did he win the weekly prize with a perfect 2 wins, both by 21+ points, but his closest competition was himself with his other entry! The #2 entry that topped our chart was the only entry to earn the full 5 points this week. Congrats!

Overall Standings

There is only one week to go in the contest and one game to play, but keep in mind that game is worth double points! Plus, the Super Bowl MVP bonus points will be awarded after the Super Bowl for all games played throughout the contest.

W

L

+21

Pts

PF

PA

Dif

1. mikemar

5

1

4

12

844.1

694.4

149.7

2. Wilforkisland

5

1

2

11

833.9

737.6

96.4

3. tshnide

4

2

1

8.5

817.6

758.5

59.1

4. gtrain

4

2

1

8.5

796.3

750.7

45.6

5. jeffNFL

4

2

1

8.5

821.4

779.0

42.4

6. sguile

4

2

0

8

789.0

747.0

42.0

7. tshnide #2

3

3

3

7.5

832.4

762.9

69.5

8. WeilCats

3

3

2

7

784.8

781.1

3.7

9. tinmac

3

3

2

7

747.1

769.8

-22.8

10. sguile #2

3

3

1

6.5

744.8

757.9

-13.1

11. thunder

3

3

1

6.5

766.5

782.4

-16.0

12. Luxuriousdusti

2

4

1

4.5

770.2

786.7

-16.5

13. rhazes_darkk

2

4

1

4.5

748.9

792.3

-43.5

14. Cacciatorini

2

4

1

4.5

731.3

791.0

-59.7

15. Cacciatorini #2

2

4

1

4.5

695.3

759.9

-64.6

16. puntacanapeo

2

4

1

4.5

688.5

796.7

-108.2

17. Doclate

2

4

0

4

698.0

798.2

-100.2

18. WeilCats #2

1

5

1

2.5

776.6

773.1

3.5

19. atcdav

1

5

1

2.5

714.1

795.6

-81.5

20. laoch

1

5

0

2

712.4

796.7

-84.3

Things got a lot tighter at the top of our overall standings. mikemar is still in first, but his 3 points lead over second place after the Divisional Playoffs dwindled down to just a single point. mikemar split his games this week, while Wilforkisland went 2-0.

After our top two, tshnide, gtrain and jeffNFL are all tied in points, and there are numerous entries right on their heels. Should be an exciting finish in our contest. Good luck!

The end of football season is near! No wait, lets be positive about this. The NFL Playoffs and Super Bowl are almost here, and our NFL Playoffs Challenge is back (last year)!

Sign up to play and receive specially marked Fantasy Throwdown challenges each week of the NFL Playoffs, including the Super Bowl, to be played against an independent Throwdown admin player.

Contestants earn points for wins, plus bonus points for margins of victory and for drafting the eventual Super Bowl MVP. Standings are tabulated after each week of the playoffs, and the overall winners are declared after the conclusion of Super Bowl XLIX.

It is $20 per entry, and we are capping the contest at only 20 entries, so don’t miss your chance to join! Read below for full rules and details.

Format and Rules

Once the playoff schedule is known after the conclusion of Week 17, each contestant receives two official Fantasy Throwdown challenges marked “PC” (Playoffs Challenge) for Wild-Card Weekend.

Contestants need to accept the challenges and finish their drafts against a representative from Fantasy Throwdown the week leading up to the Wild-Card Weekend games.

Once results are in after the last game on Sunday, points are awarded for wins, and standings are tabulated for the Playoffs Challenge.

Contestants earn 2 points for a win, plus a half point bonus if they win by 21 or more points. There is potential for an additional half point bonus awarded for drafting the eventual Super Bowl MVP.

All contestants each receive another two Fantasy Throwdown challenges for Divisional Playoffs, and two for Conference Championships. Points are awarded and standings updated each week.

All contestants each receive one Fantasy Throwdown challenge for Super Bowl. All available points are doubled for Super Bowl (4 points for a win, 1 point for a win by 21+, 1 point for drafting the Super Bowl MVP).

Final overall standings after the conclusion of the Super Bowl determine our overall contest winners. There is also a weekly prize for the best single week performance (all games played for one entry) after each round of the first three weeks of the playoffs (no weekly prize for the Super Bowl).

Entry Fee

$20 per entry

This contest is capped at a maximum of 20 entries. Contestants can purchase multiple entries to help increase their chances of winning.

Important Points

Contest Entry Deadline

Wild-Card Weekend games start Saturday January 3rd. The deadline to join the NFL Playoffs Challenge is Friday January 2nd at 12:00pm Eastern, to help ensure drafts are finished prior to opening kickoff of the first playoff game.

Incomplete Drafts

If a contestant fails to accept and sufficiently complete their draft (at least 7 picks made) prior to Friday at 6:00pm Eastern of that week’s games, then Fantasy Throwdown cannot guarantee the draft will be finished before opening kickoff of that playoff week. An incomplete draft will expire, and no points awarded to the contestant for that match.

Standings Tie-breakers

In the event contestants are tied in the standings based on points earned, the first tie-breaker is overall point differential. The second tie-breaker is point differential for the Super Bowl.

Multiple Entries

Contestants can purchase multiple entries. These will be marked PC1 (first entry), PC2, (second entry), PC3 (third), etc., etc. Contestants cannot combine PC1 results from one week with PC2 results from another week, for example. Each entry must be tracked separately.

This is our last Fantasy Throwdown event of the season, and perhaps your only chance to play fantasy football for the Super Bowl! Sign up today so you don’t miss out. Good luck!

What a Super Bowl. It looked like we might have a bit of a yawner one play into the second half, but then the lights went out for a while which apparently dimmed the Baltimore Ravens’ focus while sharpening the San Francisco 49ers’ resolve. The 49ers stormed back to really make a game of it. They never took the lead, but they sure came close while the Ravens hung on for dear life.

I question why the 49ers didn’t have Colin Kaepernick run at least once inside the 10 against some slow looking defenders. Hindsight is great though. Eventually something would have worked, but they just ran out of chances. The 49ers definitely look like a team to be reckoned with in the immediate future.

The Ravens, not so much on the bright future, but they had enough for this game and got their ring. That is all that matters now. Congrats to them and the city of Baltimore. Nice to see guys like Matt Birk, Anquan Boldin, Ed Reed, Haloti Ngata and Michael Oher, amongst others, be crowned Super Bowl champs.

Now, on to the big Fantasy Throwdown news at hand – to announce the winner of our NFL Playoffs Tournament! You think the Super Bowl was close? It was a battle royale in Group A for the championship in our tourney. And the winner is . . . CP78, a.k.a. Colin Pratt or @DSEmpire_Colin on Twitter.

He didn’t win the last group, but he finished 2nd, giving him a 1st, 1st, 2nd, 2nd place result through the four rounds of the tournament. That was enough to stay ahead of j0eo1s, who went 4-0 in Group A this round, and CP78 just edged out Scott Kuff, who finished third in Group A and was our #1 overall ranked player going into this round. Note, CP78 was #1 after the Wild-Card and Divisional Playoffs rounds. Great consistency and top results. Congrats Colin!

Some other notables in our overall rankings, Peppy_Pants, who only started playing Throwdown at the start of the playoffs and was referred by Fantasytaz, jumped to fourth overall after winning Group B and just edged out Taz, who won Group C and finished fifth overall.

Airbus79 won Group D with a 4-0 record and jumped into the top 10, finishing ninth overall. Fantasy Acumen rebounded nicely from a rough opening two rounds, finishing 5th twice, to win his group each of the last two rounds. WHUDEY went 4-0 in his group and it came down his match against DLFootball to decide it.

Here are the final overall standings, followed by the group results for the Super Bowl round of the tourney.

NFL Playoffs Tournament Overall StandingsFinal Results

Super Bowl Round Group Results

Group A

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. j0eo1s

4

0

436.5

381.9

54.7

2. CP78

3

1

428.0

395.2

32.9

3. Scott Kuff

1

3

418.2

431.1

-12.9

4. Wilforkisland

1

3

373.3

427.4

-54.1

5. rich1978

1

3

410.1

430.6

-20.5

j0eo1s wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record. Scott Kuff finishes third using the points differential tie-breaker over Wilforkisland and rich1978. Wilforkisland finishes fourth using the head-to-head tie-breaker over rich1978.

Group B

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Peppy_Pants

3

1

445.8

382.2

63.6

2. robshell

3

1

413.6

427.7

-14.1

3. patwat

3

1

437.2

404.0

33.2

4. stauqmuk

1

3

383.8

406.0

-22.3

5. Bill_Riccette

0

4

409.7

470.1

-60.4

Peppy_Pants wins the group using the points differential tie-breaker over robshell and patwat. robshell finishes second using the head-to-head tie-breaker over patwat.

Group C

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Fantasytaz

3

1

413.6

382.1

31.6

2. djreese5

3

1

420.7

408.8

11.9

3. TheApemanCometh

2

2

382.4

403.4

-21.0

4. Mike

1

3

423.8

412.8

11.0

5. Terminalkennedy

1

3

393.1

426.6

-33.5

Fantasytaz wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over djreese5. Mike finishes fourth using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Terminalkennedy.

Group D

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Airbus79

4

0

442.7

362.8

79.9

2. unstable

2

2

435.5

407.1

28.4

3. FBGWILL

2

2

414.1

397.6

16.6

4. cwill0303

1

3

391.4

447.4

-56.0

5. Grindstone

1

3

364.9

433.8

-68.9

Airbus79 wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record. unstable finishes second using the head-to-head tie-breaker over FBGWILL. cwill0303 finishes fourth using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Grindstone.

Group E

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Fantasy Acumen

3

1

331.8

303.2

28.7

2. robmcangus

3

1

319.7

302.0

17.7

3. Jessect6

2

2

305.6

322.4

-16.8

4. laoch

2

2

314.4

340.0

-25.6

5. Harwood

0

4

0.0

4.0

-4.0

Fantasy Acumen wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over robmcangus. Jessect6 finishes third using the head-to-head tie-breaker over laoch.

Group F

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. WHUDEY

4

0

404.7

357.8

46.9

2. DLFootball

3

1

384.0

370.1

13.9

3. TheKommish

1

3

382.0

363.7

18.3

4. atcdav

1

3

372.1

397.7

-25.6

5. Losperros

1

3

359.4

412.9

-53.5

WHUDEY wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record. TheKommish finishes third using the points differential tie-breaker over atcdav and Losperros. atcdav finishes fourth using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Losperros.

Thanks again to every who played in our tournament, and thanks to everyone who played Fantasy Throwdown this season. We really appreciate the continued support, and we hope to be back bigger and better for the 2013 NFL season. Enjoy the off-season.

Sorry, I’ve been a bit lax getting the results up from the Conference Championship Round of our NFL Playoffs Tourney, but with two weeks until the Super Bowl, I thought I’d try to s-t-r-e-t-c-h things out a little bit.

Pretty good games last weekend. Oh, Atlanta. Can’t hold a lead. It is difficult to identify exactly who to blame for their collapse against the 49ers. The defense was porous, although they did force a turnover on the goal line. The offense stopped scoring, and the Matt Ryan fumble was a killer. This one defined “team loss”.

Tony Gonzalez said no one should pity him for not making it to the big game. Okay, I won’t, but out of all four teams, all the players and the coaches who were still playing last week, he was the guy I clearly wanted to see play another week on the biggest football stage. A class act, superstar player, and it just amazes me how good he was this season. Hard to believe he could hang them up, and it sure sounds like he will. If he does, it was still a heck of a swan song.

Now for some commentary on the Baltimore Ravens dismantling of the New England Patriots. I did not see that coming, at least by such a lopsided score. Regardless of the Ravens not being at all intimidated by the Patriots aura, the Pats did not play like they normally do. I even continued to expect a comeback pretty late in the ball game, to at least make a game of it, but the hit on Steven Ridley was a tide turner. The high deflection and interception didn’t help either.

Bernard Pollard. Crazy how much impact one defensive player – and not a household name by any stretch – can have on a franchise over the course of many seasons. Bill Belichick has to be seriously sitting thinking, how can I sign this guy? Even if he could get him and just sit him on the bench that would be a plus move for the Pats.

Okay, on the group results from Round 3 of our tourney. It was fun sitting in the top group while it lasted, but I had a dismal week. Thanks for nothing, Colin Kaepernick. Yeah, yeah, I’ll still draft you again for next week…

Group A

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Scott Kuff

4

0

542.2

413.3

129.0

2. CP78

2

2

486.0

490.6

-4.7

3. Wilforkisland

2

2

453.6

465.5

-11.9

4. patwat / Matt

2

2

463.7

480.5

-16.8

5. Mike

0

4

416.1

511.7

-95.6

Scott Kuff wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record. CP78 finishes second using the points differential tie-breaker over Wilforkisland and patwat. Wilforkisland finishes third using the head-to-head tie-breaker over patwat.

Group B

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. j0eo1s

4

0

509.1

441.5

67.6

2. Peppy_Pants

2

2

499.0

458.2

40.8

3. Bill_Riccette

2

2

514.5

458.7

55.8

4. Fantasytaz

1

3

402.1

541.2

-139.1

5. cwill0303

1

3

461.5

486.5

-25.1

j0eo1s wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record. Peppy_Pants finishes second using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Bill_Riccette. Fantasytaz finishes fourth using the head-to-head tie-breaker over cwill0303.

Group C

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. rich1978

3

1

507.5

427.8

79.7

2. stauqmuk

3

1

515.0

459.2

55.8

3. Terminalkennedy

2

2

469.5

511.5

-42.0

4. FBGWILL

2

2

502.2

459.3

43.0

5. Harwood

0

4

411.1

547.5

-136.4

rich1978 wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over stauqmuk. Terminalkennedy finishes third using the head-to-head tie-breaker over FBGWILL.

Group D

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. TheApemanCometh

4

0

530.1

385.5

144.6

2. robshell

3

1

489.2

354.1

135.1

3. Airbus79

2

2

328.8

360.4

-31.7

4. unstable

1

3

406.1

481.8

-75.7

5. WHUDEY

0

4

241.4

413.7

-172.4

TheApemanCometh wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record.

Group E

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. djreese5

4

0

486.8

443.5

43.3

2. Grindstone

3

1

473.7

449.1

24.6

3. laoch

2

2

472.8

474.1

-1.4

4. TheKommish

1

3

464.2

462.0

2.2

5. Losperros

0

4

439.4

508.1

-68.7

djreese5 wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record.

Group F

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Fantasy Acumen

4

0

559.7

396.4

163.3

2. robmcangus

3

1

497.6

469.9

27.8

3. Jessect6

2

2

492.3

461.1

31.2

4. DLFootball

1

3

429.6

549.6

-120.1

5. atcdav

0

4

415.1

517.3

-102.2

Fantasy Acumen wins the group with a perfect 4-0 record.

Remember we are playing the final round for the Super Bowl. Our next post will show the final group assignments and we’ll get the games set up in your Game Manager. In the meantime, you can play Fantasy Throwdown for the Super Bowl outside the tournament. Cheers.

They don’t leave much time in between should that first game go to overtime, do they? As we witnessed last week when the Ravens-Broncos overlapped the Packers-49ers.

Okay, the results from our Wild-Card and Divisional Rounds were combined using a highly complex methodology to create our new overall rankings through the two rounds, which also forms our new groups for this round. The overall rankings and group assignments are shown below.

Nice job CP78 as the only player to keep a clean sheet through two rounds at 8-0 in the W-L column! Three players, Scott Kuff, patwat and Wilforkisland, finished first one round and second the other round, for the next highest ranked players in our tournament. Complex formula? Yeah, we just added the rankings together.

As you know, there are only two games on the NFL schedule, so there are no game selections to form the player pool this week (or our last week for the Super Bowl). The draft starts as soon as the opponent in each challenge selects if they want the first pick in the draft, or the second/third pick. We each have to deal with a smaller player pool. Other than that, all the rules are the same. The matches are set, so check your Game Manager for them, and good luck!